James Ensor
Class of 2017
Zoey Chittick
Class of 2016
Maxwell Wheeler
Class of 2018
HIGH POINT, N.C., July 24, 2017 – High Point University’s Cottrell Hall, home to the Flanagan Center for Student Success, has recently earned LEED Certification. LEED, or Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, certification is a rating system for “green” buildings developed by the Green Building Environmental Council of the United States (USGBC). LEED-certified buildings […]
HIGH POINT, N.C., July 17, 2017 – Dr. Stephanie Crofton, the Charles T. Ingram Professor of Economics, has been appointed as Vice President for Experiential Learning and Career Development at High Point University. CLICK HEREif you’re interested in a college education that equips you with life skills and hands-on experience. In this newly created […]
HIGH POINT, N.C., July 10, 2017 – High Point University welcomed 10 new staff members during the month of June. They are as follows: Rev. Mary Beth Foust joined the Service Learning Program as assistant director of civic responsibility and social innovation. This is a newly created position. Foust has a number of responsibilities […]
HPU’s third consecutive year of STEM Camp ends with a boom as community children launch rockets they built during the science-based program.
HIGH POINT, N.C., June 28, 2017 – High Point University will host the Eastern Music Festival’s Young Artists Wind Ensemble at 7:30 p.m. on July 17 in the Pauline Theatre of Hayworth Fine Arts Center. The event is open to the public. A limited number of complimentary tickets are available by contacting the HPU Campus […]
Commencement may have come and gone, but the words of wisdom Wolf Blitzer shared with High Point University’s Class of 2017 are timeless. He challenged the graduating seniors to show up, be curious and work hard. In case you missed it, here are five takeaways from Rice’s Commencement address last weekend: Blitzer became part of […]
HIGH POINT, N.C., June 7, 2017 – High Point University will host an evening of free music featuring Laney Jones and the Spirits starting at 6 p.m. on June 25 at the Cottrell Amphitheater. The concert is part of the Arts Splash summer concert series organized by the High Point Arts Council. It is free […]
HIGH POINT, N.C., June 2, 2017 – High Point University welcomed five new faculty and staff members during the month of May. They are as follows: Dr. James Pampush joined the Congdon School of Health Sciences as an assistant professor of exercise science. Pampush teaches anatomy courses to undergraduate students and graduate students in the […]
HIGH POINT, N.C., May 16, 2017 – High Point University faculty, staff and students recently received the following academic and professional awards and recognitions. PA Student Selected for National Award Christina Saldanha, a second-year Physician Assistant Studies student at HPU, received a national award from the Association of Physician Assistants in Obstetrics and Gynecology. […]
HIGH POINT, N.C., May 11, 2017 – Dr. Shirley Disseler, associate professor of education at High Point University, received the Meredith Clark Slane Distinguished Teaching-Service Award during the 2017 Commencement ceremony. The award is named for Meredith Clark Slane, a friend to the university, and has been given annually since 1973 to recognize excellence in […]
HIGH POINT, N.C., May 11, 2017 – Dr. Brad Barlow, assistant professor of astrophysics, received the Ruth Ridenhour Scholarly and Professional Achievement Award during High Point University’s 2017 Commencement ceremony. The award recognizes a full-time faculty member for exemplary accomplishments in research and creative endeavors. Barlow teaches introductory and advanced courses in physics and astronomy. […]
HIGH POINT, N.C., May 6, 2017 – Wolf Blitzer told the 1,000 graduates at High Point University today that before he became an Emmy Award-winning journalist and CNN anchor, he had to learn to show up, be curious and work hard. Blitzer, who said he began his journalism career as a “young man sheepishly introducing […]
A Talented Teacher, A Tireless Volunteer They called her “Ms. Green Beany.” But Jordan Green didn’t mind. For the past year, she’s been with these fifth-graders at Southwest Guilford Elementary as a student teacher, and she’s helped them learn and grow. Now, it’s her time to grow. Green will graduate Saturday with […]
HIGH POINT, N.C., May 4, 2017 – Members of the High Point University community frequently conduct, publish and share research and creative works in a variety of ways. Below is a recap of research initiatives from the past month. Faculty, Students Participate in American Chemical Society National Meeting Eleven students and five faculty members […]
Abbey Phalen will graduate Saturday, and she’s going to Disney World. In June, she’ll start a professional internship with Disney’s internal communications department in Magic Kingdom Park. It’s a coveted internship, full of possibilities, one that could lead to a full-time job at a place Phalen has loved since she could talk. She has photos […]
HIGH POINT, N.C., May 2, 2017 – High Point University welcomed four new staff members during the month of April. They are as follows: Michael CasaSanta joined the Student Success program as a student success coach. This is a newly created position. He provides academic and transitional support to freshmen majoring in business by […]
There’s a door that’s always open behind the circulation desk of Smith Library. It leads to the office of LaNita Williams, who’s served High Point University students for almost 30 years. Hundreds of students like Aria Real have walked through the door over the years to find Williams working but always welcoming. Her soft-spoken nature […]
A computer science major’s work allows people to connect with HPU through the popular Amazon Echo Device. HIGH POINT, N.C., April 28, 2017 – Parker Ramsey never imagined that the Amazon Echo sitting next to his bed at High Point University would turn into an impactful research project. But after several weeks of coding, trouble […]
Commencement is just around the corner and we are anxiously awaiting the graduation celebrations and traditions such as watching the bald eagle fly over our graduating class and welcoming a global thought leader to campus to address our students! This year, we welcome CNN’s Wolf Blitzer as our 2017 Commencement Speaker. Blitzer will join the ranks […]
Pictured is an artistic rendering of High Point University’s future Caine Conservatory, supported by a major gift from Don and Teresa Caine. HIGH POINT, N.C., April 24, 2017 – Don and Teresa Caine, owners of Greensboro-based Camco Manufacturing, have generously given a major gift in support of a new Conservatory at High Point University. It […]
